After installing, run the App and allow it to discover wireless mouses in range. After you’ve completed the breath-taking task of jailbreaking, go to cydia on your iPad and type “btstack mouse” in the search bar. To use this, your iPad needs to be jailbroken. This would enable you to use the iPad exactly as a netbook and even the old-school guys would be happy.
#CYDIA BTSTACK MOUSE BLUETOOTH#
You could now use your bluetooth mouse and pair it with your iPad. For you guys out there, who feel so – the jailbreakers have a great solution to offer.
Some have argued that touching is nothing similar to using a mouse and a keyboard. (even the Numbers App has tasted success) The touch is extremely responsive and the interface is just so-cool. For Apple and for the world, this little device has achieved success with numbers. As a bonus for loyal customers, if you’ve already purchased BTstack Keyboard, then you get this tweak for 50% off.Īre you planning on giving BTC Mouse & Trackpad a shot? Sound off in the comments below.IPad, touted as a net-book replacement and a laptop killer has surely caught the eyes of millions worldwide and it is reproducing in huge numbers. It works just as advertised, and will set you back a mere $4.98 on Cydia’s BigBoss repo. If controlling your iPad with a mouse sounds like a road you’d like to travel down, then by all means check out BTC Mouse & Trackpad. Pairing a mouse or trackpad is more of less the same as pairing any other Bluetooth device.Įven better is the fact that the tweak is fully integrated with iOS Bluetooth, so you can continue using peripherals like headsets, while at the same time take advantage of mouse and keyboard control. There’s an overall kill switch, a packet logger, and the normal Devices section where the pairing of devices takes place. To connect a device, head over to iOS’ built in Bluetooth settings, and there you’ll notice new options specifically designed for BTC Mouse & Trackpad. In fact, the developer boasts that the tweak features “automatic reconnect”, so that you can just pick up your mouse where you left off. Sometimes connecting Bluetooth devices can be bit finicky, but I experienced minimal issues with BTC Mouse & Trackpad. Sadly, gestures are not yet supported, so anything that requires multitouch won’t work without using your hands on the screen. If you happen to have a mouse that features a scroll wheel, then you can use it to navigate Springboard pages, or simulate pinch to zoom in apps that support it.Īs the name of the tweak suggests, it also plays nice with trackpads, such as Apple’s Magic Trackpad. In the same manner, if you double press the right button, you’ll bring up the app switcher.
If you click and hold down the left button, it acts as a tap and hold on the screen. Speaking of the left and right mouse buttons, outside of presentation mode, the left button acts as a normal touch on the screen, while the right button mimics the press of the iPhone or iPad’s Home button. Presentation mode is perfect for controlling Keynote presentations, forScore, Photos, etc. The developer notes that it works with any Bluetooth HID compatible mouse or trackpad, so it’s no surprise that it worked flawlessly with my Apple Magic Mouse and my Targus keyboard.Īs far as settings go, there are options to adjust the speed of the mouse cursor, as well as enable Presentation mode - a feature that assigns right and left clicks to swipes on the screen. BTC Mouse & Trackpad works with pretty much any Bluetooth mouse and keyboard you can throw at it.